After an exciting Day 1 in the NFL Draft, we used the Draft Machine to simulate rounds two through seven, accounting for Day 1 trades, to project class rankings and give updated Power Rankings for each team. Without further preamble, the winners and losers of the NFL Draft, thus far.

The Winners

Houston Texans: Jadeveon Clowney (DE)

While Clowney was not the No. 1 player in PredictionMachine.com's Top 250, the defensive end from South Carolina was a top five player overall. In our simulation, Houston finishes with the top rated draft class.

The Draft Machine projects the Texans to select Jackson Jeffcoat (DE/OLB), a smaller version of Clowney who could play opposite Clowney at OLB or stacked next to Clowney or J.J. Watt when both are on the defensive line, and Ty Zimmerman (S) in the second and third round respectively.

St. Louis Rams: Greg Robinson (OT) and Aaron Donald (DT)

The Rams capitalized on their two first round picks by snagging two top ten players. According to our analysis, St. Louis had greater needs at other positions but solidifying the offensive and defensive line will go a long way to being competitive in the NFC West.

Minnesota Vikings: Anthony Barr (OLB) and Teddy Bridgewater (QB)

Last year, the Vikings made a splash in the first round, moving up to take three early selections. That was not a draft that we ultimately liked much. In our analysis, all three picks were reaches and we gradied the Vikings 2013 draft class as just 24th overall.

This year, Minnesota moved back into the last spot of the draft to make its second selection of the day by selecting Teddy Bridgewater at quarterback. Bridgewater was the 26th overall player on our board and the best QB. Add to that relative steal at a position of need, a selection of #4 overall player Anthony Barr at #9 and the Vikings pulled off what even the Rams could not by getting value with both picks in the first round.

Reaching for Players

It is one of the most time-honored traditions of the NFL Draft – reaching for players. The 2014 NFL Draft was no exception, there were six players drafted in the top fifteen that could be considered a reach. The most fraudulent mistakes, according to our rankings, were Justin Gilbert (Browns), Taylor Lewan (Titans), and Kyle Fuller (Bears). All of these players were ranked outside our top 50.

The Losers

Jacksonville Jaguars: Blake Bortles (QB)

The Jaguars used the third overall pick to select the Central Florida product. Bortles earned a 7.8 out of 10 in our impact rankings. Bortles ranking indicates a player that can generally be expected to outperform a replacement level player in the NFL his rookie season but cannot be expected to start adequately. Bortles was just the fourth best quarterback according to our QB Rankings and Projections.

Kansas City Chiefs

The Chiefs entered the draft with the fewest picks among teams with a first round selection and solidified their likelihood of having the league's weakest draft class for 2014 with a baffling first pick. Despite only three offensive starters currently grading as average or better for the league, Kansas City took a defensive end in a safety's body who will likely play outside linebacker. That DE, Dee Ford, played more games than any other player at his position in this year's draft, yet did not even rank in the top 15 among prospects in sacks, tackles, tackles for loss or forced fumbles. Plus, the Chiefs have the best 3-4 OLB tandem in the NFL with Justin Houston and Tamba Hali. Ford is just the 228th ranked overall prospect in our rankings and went in the seventh round of our objective mock draft. In a simulation of the rest of the draft, Kansas City falls from #20 to #26 in our Power Rankings after the draft.

Hope

The NFL Draft gives fans hope that their favorite franchise is just one pick away from relevance or the playoffs. The truth, the good teams (Seattle, Denver, and San Francisco) are the good teams and the bad teams (Minnesota, Jacksonville, and Oakland) are still terrible. The top and bottom three teams in our updated Power Rankings did not change after Day 1 of the NFL Draft.